Document Type
Article
Peer Reviewed
1
Publication Date
4-2008
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Volume
52
Abstract
Regional and global intergovernmental organizations have grown both in number and scope, yet their role and effectiveness as conflict managers is not fully understood. Previous research efforts tend to categorize organizations solely by the scope of their membership, which obscures important sources of variation in institutional design at both the regional and global levels. International organizations will be more successful conflict managers if they are highly institutionalized, if they have members with homogeneous preferences, and if they have more established democratic members. These hypotheses are evaluated with data on territorial (1816-2001), maritime (1900-2001), and river (1900-2001) claims from the Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) project in the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and the Middle East. Empirical analysis suggests that international organizations are more likely to help disputing parties reach an agreement if they have more democratic members, if they are highly institutionalized, and when they use binding management techniques.
Keywords
international organizations, regional, global, conflict management
Published Article/Book Citation
The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Journal of Conflict Resolution, 52:2 (2008), pp. 295-325 DOI: 10.1177/0022002707313693 by SAGE Publications Ltd. on behalf of Peace Science Society (International). All rights reserved.
Rights
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission. http://jcr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/52/2/295
URL
http://ir.uiowa.edu/polisci_pubs/2
